Guy Vardaman wore a red uniform in this episode, as his gold uniform from Seasons 1-3 had already been altered to be worn by somebody else. The red spandex uniform he wore in "The Hunted" could still be located, so Wallace is seen in command red in this episode.

He roamed the corridors of the ship when the USS Enterprise-D was docked at Starbase 74, shortly before everyone had to abandon the ship because of a faked warp core breach simulated by the Bynars. A little later, he was seen in an office on Starbase 74, when it was discussed what to do about the hijacking of the Enterprise. (TNG: "11001001")

After the Enterprise-D encountered the Borg for the first time, Wallace manned the ops station while the bridge crew held a conference in the Observation Lounge. He continued manning the post when an away team beamed to the Borg cube and later manned an aft station on the bridge. (TNG: "Q Who")

Wallace was back in a security uniform a short time later and was ordered by Captain Picard to escort Q out of sickbay while Data was treated there. (TNG: "Deja Q")

He was enjoying a drink with Ensigns Bennett and Youngblood in Ten Forward when Commander Riker met Data's daughter, Lal, for the first time. He was rather amused when Lal suddenly kissed Commander Riker. (TNG: "The Offspring")

He was talking to a fellow crewmember in Ten Forward and later enjoyed a blue drink in the bar, chatting with a female crewmember shortly after the Zalkonian known as John Doe was able to leave sickbay for the first time. (TNG: "Transfigurations")

He was on duty in main engineering when the USS Enterprise-D was in orbit of Melona IV shortly after the whole planet had been ravaged by the Crystalline Entity. (TNG: "Silicon Avatar") He was also on duty in engineering when the crew was under the influence of the Ktarian game. He greeted Wesley Crusher in a corridor when the latter returned to the Enterprise-D during that time. A short time later, Wallace was also addicted to the game, walking through a corridor on deck 36 and grinning widely. (TNG: "The Game")

Neither Wallace or Crusher speak a word when seeing each other, but nod instead. In the German dubbing of the episode, however, Wallace gets to say "Hallo, Wesley".

When Helena Rozhenko visited the ship later that year, she had a drink with her adopted son, Worf, in Ten Forward to discuss Alexander Rozhenko, whom she had brought aboard to live with Worf. At the same time, Darien Wallace, in civilian clothing, was also having a drink at the bar. (TNG: "New Ground")

Later that year, Wallace worked with the crew of a Romulan science vessel to repair the Romulan ship. As the Enterprise-D was experiencing troubles with its transporter system, Wallace, together with Data and another engineer, had to transfer to the Romulan vessel by means of a shuttle. Wallace later helped a Romulan carry a large piece of Federation equipment that had been provided by the Enterprise-D so the Romulan vessel could be made spaceworthy again. (TNG: "The Next Phase")

In this episode, he uttered his only word in the whole series and was seen doing so – "Good". This line was in fact spoken by Guy Vardaman, unlike the previous "Aye, Sir!".

Later that year, Wallace was a member of the initial away team that searched for Data on a planet where Lore had taken command of an outpost of rogue Borg. When additional search teams were beamed down to the planet, Wallace and Towles manned the command post and stayed close to the El-Baz, the shuttlepod Data and the Borg had used to escape to the planet. (TNG: "Descent")

In an alternate quantum reality that Worf was passing through in 2370, Wallace walked past the Klingon and CommanderWilliam T. Riker who were having a chat in a corridor. Worf was dreading a surprise party, but Riker assured him, no party was planned, a lie, as Worf soon realized. (TNG: "Parallels")

Background information

Darien Wallace was played by regular extra and stand-inGuy Vardaman, who received no credits for his appearances.

Wallace was seen wearing a red command division uniform three times, in the scenes set in 2364 from "All Good Things...", in "The Hunted" and "The Wounded". In all other appearances, he wore operations/security yellow or was seen in civilian garb.

After the end of the series, the red spandex uniform worn by Wallace in "All Good Things..." was cut into pieces and included as part of a Trading Card set. Vardaman was provided with the tag on the collar, all that remained of the costume.

Wallace was named after script typist Jana Wallace, who worked on TNG, DS9 and VOY. His home planet of Altair IV was suggested by Mike Okuda and Guy Vardaman and is a reference to Forbidden Planet, a favorite of both Okuda's and Vardaman's. His last name was first used in "Descent", and his first name was legible on screen in "Eye of the Beholder". His name was written "Darian Wallace" in the Star Trek Encyclopedia and the CCG but is clearly listed as "Darien Wallace" in his personnel file in "Eye of the Beholder".

The personnel file seen by Counselor Troi appeared during a dream sequence; this might explain some inaccuracies in the stardates.

Apocrypha

According to his card in the Star Trek Customizable Card Game, "Ensign Darian Wallace is representative of Starfleet security officers" and "held numerous positions aboard the USS Enterprise." His specialty is anthropology and he has a ranking of 7 in integrity, 5 in cunning and 6 in strength. [1]

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